A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Diamond |
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| Description | Diamond, elemental carbon (C), is the hardest substance found in nature, but few people realize that diamond is four times harder than the next hardest natural mineral, corundum (sapphire and ruby). Diamond's single flaw (perfect cleavage) is far outdistanced by the sum of its positive qualities. It has a broad color range, high refraction, high dispersion or fire, very low reactivity to chemicals, rarity, and extreme hardness and durability. This sample is a heart cut diamond, with the color/clarity rating being D/IF. The size is 1.01 carats. The diamond in this picture is courtesy of: The Jewel Box, Grand Forks, ND. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2002-04-18. |
| Collection | The Jewel Box Fine Diamond Collection. |
| Key words | carbon, diamond, Jewel Box |
| Tech details | 54 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 2712 |
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